The Greater Cleveland Film Commission has just announced it will host an advance screening of
My First Miracle, a film produced by former Cleveland Indians centerfielder Kenny Lofton's FilmPool, Inc. The screening takes place at 7 on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Atlas Cinemas Lakeshore 7 Cinemas in Euclid.
Written and directed by Rudy Luna (
Stolen Education,
PrimeMates), the film centers on Angelica, a 17-year-old girl battling a rare form of cancer only found in multiracial people, Myelodyplastic Syndrome (MDS). She falls for a homeless boy running from his troubled past. The movie stars Quinton Aaron (
The Blind Side,
Be Kind Rewind), Sean Patrick Flannery (
The Boondock Saints,
Suicide Kings), Valerie Cruz (Showtime's
Homeland,
Dexter), Matthew Rauch (Cinemax's
Banshee,
No Reservations) and Jason London (
Dazed and Confused,
Out Cold).
Tickets are $15; a portion of the proceeds will benefit MetroHealth's Cancer Care Family Community Room.
My First Miracle opens on Friday, December 4, at Lakeshore 7 for a limited run. You can buy tickets to the screening
here.